Actions of the ICT in Learning and Teaching Committee

Electronic Communications

Computers and software

• See 'Support and Training' section

Websites

• Rebuild website

Email and electronic communications

• Review communications policy
• Investigate network drive storage (network drive allocations too small, external drives not backed up)

Mobile devices and phones

• Try and get back more of the 2020 phones
• Find out progress of legal issues with 2020 phones
• Write advice or policy on using mobile devices in class (Acceptable Use Policy?)

Virtual learning environments

• GLOW (Action: Talk to Len Timpson and Ken Kinnnear about timescale and training)
• Studywiz (Action: Talk to Len Timpson and Ken Kinnnear about future of Studywiz)
• Second Life (Action: Talk to Len Timpson and Ken Kinnnear about possibility of using SL in CEC)

Podcasts and radio

• iTunes to be updated on all computers and the iTunes store working
• Move radio equipment to WOW4 and set up booking facility
• Training for radio equipment
• Audacity (and LAME encoder) to be installed on all computers

Blogging and sharing online

• Support staff use of blogs and online sharing for education
• Investigate ways of having an official Castlebrae blog and wiki (for staff and pupils)
• Write advice or policy on using blogs and online sharing in class

Audio-visual equipment and smartboards

• Audit AV equipment in the school
• Facilitate sharing of AV and IT equipment
• Investigate ways of improving use of Smartboards (software, training, etc)

Support and Training

ICT in Learning and Teaching Committee

• Set up committee (Action: Stewart Allan, Annabelle Bossard, Kate Farrell and Pauline Sharp (SMT))

New procedure for fault reporting

• ICT Committee to review current procedure for fault reporting (Action: ICTcomm)

More staff with SU3/4 admin rights

• SU4 level for ICT committee (Action: Headteacher)
• SU4 training (provided by BT/eTeam?) (Action: Pat Smith / Len Timpson?)

Regular (yearly) maintenance of all computers

• Defragment hard disks
• Clear temp drives and profiles
• Scan disk, thorough viruse check and malware check
• Clean keyboards and screens
• Clean smartboards and projector filters/airvents

CPD 2.0 by the people for the people

• Short sessions provided by volunteers (staff or pupils) at appropriate times (lunchtime, after school, Friday CAT etc)
• Documentation / resources then provided by the trainer on a wiki or in an electronic form accessible to all

Procedures for sharing equipment

• Booking sheet for digital cameras and video cameras, similar to WOW room booking or using On The Button (Action: Kate Farrell)

Training for new software and initiatives

• Externally provided training suggested by ICT committee after consultation with staff (Action: ICTcomm)
• Externally provided training provided by SMT (Action: SMT)
• Training for GLOW, On The Button etc (Action: SMT)

Regular software updates

• Software like web browsers, Flash player etc to be regularly updated
• Security patches and Service Packs to be installed as soon as they are issued